USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 10/23/21

NAME OF EVENT: Dix River Fall Classic

CITY AND STATE: Brodhead, KY

HIO: SHOW

TYPE OF EVENT (SHOW, SALE, EXHIBITION OR AUCTION): Show

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Classes Scheduled 14 12 1 27

Number of Classes Cancelled 3 1 0 4

Total Number of Classes 11 11 1 23

Number of Entries 32 32 1 65

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 10 3 0 13

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 33 40 2 75

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

4 0 0 4

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned inspection

1 0 0 1

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

1 0 0 1

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 6 0 0 6

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 5 0 0 5

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 0 0 0 0

Note: Total scratches reflect all horses that were registered and listed on the class sheets but didn’t check-in for inspection.

DQP FINDINGS
Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 7 0 1 8

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 7 1 0 8

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 14 1 1 16

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 1 0 0 1

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 1 0 0 1

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 2 0 0 2

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Show 

Management for disqualification 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified by Show Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Show Management for HPA 

noncompliances 5 0 0 5

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Show Management for non-HPA 

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Show Management 5 0 0 5

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 1 0 0 1

Unilateral 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 1 0 0 1

Prohibited Substance 2 0 0 2

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 1 0 0 1

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

USDA FINDINGS

MANAGEMENT ACTION
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 1 0 0 1

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 2 0 0 2

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Bilateral 0 0 0 0

Unilateral 0 0 0 0

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Radiographed 9 0 0 9

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Other - please specify: 0 0 0 0

Horses Found Noncompliant by DQPs (USDA referred to DQP based on DR 

results) 0 0 0 0

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

PARK 

PERF

EVENT 

TOTALS

Number of Horses Swabbed 7 2 1 10